April 24
1988 Finished the 1987-88 season with a record of 53-29.
1993 Finished the 1992-93 season with a record of 11-71. It is the
worst record in team history.
1994 Finished the 1993-94 season with a record of 13-69. It is the 2nd
worst record in team history.
1999 With the loss to Sacramento, Dallas was officially eliminated from
the playoffs.
2004 Antawn Jamison was presented his 6th Man of the Year award in front
of the home crowd.
2004 Dirk Nowitzki was named to the All-NBA 3rd team. It was the 4th
straight year for Nowitzki to be named to an All-NBA team (though
he was named to the 2nd team the previous 2 seasons).
2009 Jason Terry was named as the NBA 6th Man of the Year. Terry was
the runaway winner as he received 111 of possible 1st place media
votes for the award. He had 576 points in the voting while 2nd
place finisher J.R. Smith (Den) had 155 points.
Games
Record: 6-2 (home: 3-0, road: 3-2)
Regular season: 3-1 (home: 1-0, road: 2-1)
Playoffs: 3-1 (home: 2-0, road: 1-1)
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1984 W @Seattle 107-96 +11 Aguirre 29 MA/JV 11 Sikma 27
Dallas did not attempt a 3-pointer - the only playoff game in which
they have not attempted a 3.
Mark Aguirre had 29 points, Jay Vincent had 21 points, and Rolando
Blackman had 20 points.
Jack Sikma had 27 points and 14 rebounds.
Game 4: Series tied 2-2; Dallas would win series 3-2
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1988 W @San Antonio 119-109 +10 Tarpley 27 Tarpley 13 Anderson 26
Game #82, current record: 53-29, streak: won 2; final record: 53-29
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1993 W @Houston 128-123 +5 Jackson 23 Davis 10 Smith 23
Game #82, current record: 11-71, streak: won 2; final record: 11-71
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1994 W Minnesota 116-102 +14 Campbell 22 FL/DS 9 Rider 25
Game #82, current record: 13-69, streak: won 2; final record: 13-69
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1999 L @Sacramento 102-105 -3 Trent 32 Trent 14 Divac 28
Steve Nash did not play due to a strained lower back (the 4th of 10
games he would miss due to the injury).
Game #44, current record: 15-29, streak: lost 2; final record: 19-31
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2001 L @Utah 98-109 -11 Finley 32 DN/SB 8 Malone 34
Dirk Nowitzki converted a 4-point play (1st ever by a Mav in a playoff
game) to pull Dallas within 87-90 with 6 minutes left. But Utah
then went on a 12-2 run to pull away.
Vernon Maxwell was ejected early in the 3rd quarter, becoming the 1st
Mav player ever ejected in a playoff game, and Olden Polynice was
ejected with a flagrant foul at the same time Maxwell was, becoming
the 1st Mav opponent ever ejected in a playoff game.
There were 10 total technical fouls call - 7 on Dallas (including 3
illegal defenses) and 3 on Utah (including 1 illegal defense).
Utah shot 40-45 FT and Dallas shot 36-46 FT.
The game also held one of the funniest moments I have seen in a ball
game. Early in the 2nd quarter, Maxwell set a pick in the paint.
Danny Manning bumped into him coming through the paint. Both went
flying in opposite directions. Manning won the acting award as the
call went against Maxwell.
Michael Finley had 32 points and Steve Nash had 20 points.
Karl Malone had 34 points and Bryon Russell had 24 points.
John Starks did not play due to a "minor medical procedure" [he had a
testicle removed due to inflammation].
Game 2: Utah led series 2-0; Dallas would win series 3-2
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2002 W Minnesota 122-110 +12 Nowitzki 31 Nowitzki 15 Garnett 31
Dallas took their largest lead of the game at 118-99 with 3 minutes left.
Dallas shot 11-22 3-pointers.
Dallas had just 6 turnovers - setting the team playoff record low.
Dirk Nowitzki had 31 points and 15 rebounds, Michael Finley had 28 points,
and Steve Nash had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Kevin Garnett had 31 points including 13-17 FT and 18 rebounds, Chauncey
Billups had 25 points, and Wally Szczerbiak had 25 points - no other
Timberwolf was in double-digits.
Game 2: Dallas led series 2-0; Dallas would win series 3-0
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2004 W Sacramento 104-79 +25 Daniels 22 Howard 14 CW/MB 22
Dallas out-scored Sacramento 34-17 in the 3rd quarter. Dallas led by
20+ points the entire 4th quarter.
Dallas shot 40% (40-100) FG and Sacramento shot 37.3% FG.
Dallas out-rebounded Sacramento 56-46 including 23-11 offensive.
Sacramento had 26 turnovers and Dallas had 17 turnovers - 26 turnovers set
the opponent playoff high.
Dallas had a team playoff record 19 steals - just 3 lower than the league
playoff record.
Marquis Daniels had 22 points, Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points and 8 rebounds,
Antawn Jamison had 20 points and 9 rebounds including 8 offensive, and
Michael Finley had 18 points.
Chris Webber had 22 points and Mike Bibby had 22 points - no other King
was in double-digits.
Bobby Jackson did not play the entire series due to an abdominal strain.
Game 3: Sacramento led series 2-1; Sacramento would win series 4-1